According to one estimate, over 5,400 college basketball games were played in the 2009-10 season. In light of that, being present at just 100 of them doesn’t sound like much of an accomplishment. But consider that it’s physically impossible to be at more than one at a time, and on any given evening there are probably at least a half dozen games being played (many more on Saturdays at all times of the afternoon and evening), and it looks a little better.
This season marked the second consecutive season and third in four where I covered at least 100 games. Adding to the accomplishment this time around was not getting much of a boost from conference tournaments or the NCAA Tournament, despite one of the first and second round NCAA Tournament sites being geographically close by.
One thing that came to mind when determining the top ten games I covered this season was that the quality of games was not as good as the prior season. There were plenty of blowouts this time around, and I had a harder time coming up with a top ten list than I did a year ago, when there were some real dandies. All told, the basketball was good, but there just weren’t as many games that stand out as “instant classic” types.
Without further ado, here’s a look back at 101 games in 2009-10. Following that is a special look at a few of the best – the top ten games I covered this season.
November 13, 2009 (World Vision Invitational, Providence, RI)
(1) Mercer 89, Bucknell 80: James Florence was the known for Mercer (33 points), as was teammate Daniel Emerson (double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds), but the unknown was who would help. Here, newcomer Jeff Smith came up with a couple of clutch baskets that helped Mercer seal this one.
(2) Providence 96, Bryant 53: A very humbling defeat for Bryant on a good night for the Friars, who might have had their best effort with the press all year. Bryant had 21 turnovers and 20 made field goals.
November 14, 2009 (World Vision Invitational, Providence, RI)
(3) Mercer 80, Bryant 56: A good effort for the Bears to improve to 2-0 and set up the title match the next day.
(4) Providence 76, Bucknell 65: Bucknell was able to handle the Friars’ press very well and was right there until the end.
November 15, 2009 (World Vision Invitational, Providence, RI)
(5) Bucknell 59, Bryant 56: The Bison eke out a win to finish 1-2 on the weekend. Their freshmen were a mixed bag, while sophomore Bryan Cohen finished a solid weekend and Patrick Behan had some struggles but kept competing. Despite the 1-2 mark, the Bison looked ready to bounce back this season. Bryant head coach Tim O’Shea kept some perspective on his team’s play.
(6) Providence 79, Mercer 77: The Friars pull out a close one to take home the title, and it was a win that looked like it could give them a real boost for the season. It was a tough loss for Mercer, but they came away with reason for optimism about the season.
November 17, 2009
(7) Boston College 72, St. Francis (NY) 44: On the day of the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, the Eagles had a pretty easy time of it with a St. Francis team that, like them, was minus a couple of starters due to suspensions. They were more than ready to get their full team together for the upcoming weekend trip for the Paradise Jam.
November 18, 2009
(8) Rhode Island 78, Brown 57: The halfcourt offense looked shaky in the first half for Rhode Island and the Bears made it a ballgame. But the Rams got the press going in the second half and that made a big difference. Rhode Island was the last Division I team to play its first game of the season.
November 24, 2009
(9) Providence 106, Vermont 64: This was never a ballgame as the Friars were in control from the outset and dominated with their press. More importantly, they showed that they were getting better.
November 25, 2009
(10) Boston University 69, Northeastern 64 (OT): One of several tough losses early for Northeastern came in this rivalry game. The Huskies had their chances after they basically took control of the game in the second half, but down the stretch they didn’t execute well and allowed the Terriers to send it to overtime and then pull out the win.
(11) Harvard 78, New Hampshire 60: The final score of this one is a little deceiving as Harvard basically blitzed the Wildcats with great defense and was in control throughout to bounce back from a loss earlier in the week.
November 27, 2009 (NIT Season Tip-Off)
(12) Arizona State 71, LSU 52: LSU looked good in the first half, but in the second Arizona State just shut them down. While a couple of key players had moved on, Derek Glasser showed he would be the constant for the Sun Devils this season.
(13) Duke 68, Connecticut 59: The Blue Devils man-handled the Huskies on the glass to take home the NIT Season Tip-Off championship. In a harbinger of things to come, Duke looked like a team that could make a deep NCAA Tournament run, while the Huskies didn’t take a lot of jumpers and had a stagnant offense for a lot of the game when they couldn’t get out in transition.
November 28, 2009 (Philly Hoop Group Classic)
(14) Siena 99, Brown 79: After a tough loss to St. John’s a night earlier, Ronald Moore and Siena bounced back to beat Brown. Despite the blowout loss, the Bears had a solid second half offensively and showed that if they can get into their offense, they can score on a lot of teams.
(15) Virginia Tech 74, Delaware 66 (OT): How the Blue Hens got this game into overtime is something to ponder, especially as they were without Alphonso Dawson for disciplinary reasons. But they battled the Hokies to the brink before they succumbed in the extra session.
(16) St. John’s 55, Temple 48: The Red Storm left Philadelphia with two good wins, including this one that they pulled out despite several challenges from Temple down the stretch. It continued a good start that showed how much this team has grown up since the core of it arrived as freshmen two years earlier.
November 29, 2009 (Legends Classic sub-regional)
(17) Vermont 82, Toledo 49: The Catamounts come away with one win on the weekend as they blow out a Toledo team that was about as young as they come and looking at a difficult season in light of that.
(18) Cornell 61, Drexel 54: A solid win for the Big Red on the Dragons’ home floor, as they made big plays late. Drexel didn’t play well offensively in the first half but came alive in the second half simply by running the offense they were supposed to.
November 30, 2009
(19) Holy Cross 68, Marist 56: After some tough losses, the Crusaders get a much-needed win over a very young Marist team.
December 1, 2009
(20) Providence 76, Northeastern 72: A good road win for the Friars in the second game of a three-game series between these two schools. Matthews Arena had a good crowd and the Huskies stayed in it after Providence got off to a fast start.
December 2, 2009
(21) Harvard 85, Rice 64: Rice turned the ball over early and often, but it wasn’t until late in the half that Harvard started turning them into points to break the game open. The Crimson broke the game open in the second half as Keith Wright got hot at the offensive end and cruised to victory.
December 5, 2009
(22) Rhode Island 86, Providence 82: Another great rivalry game between these two schools, this one going to the home team once again. The Rams kept fighting after the Friars got off to a fast start and led by 14 at the half, and turned the game in their favor.
December 6, 2009
(23) Boston College 61, Miami 60: The Eagles open ACC play with a home win as they annihilated the Hurricanes on the glass by a 46-21 margin and got a number of key plays from their youngest player, Reggie Jackson.
December 7, 2009
(24) Providence 78, Brown 62: This game was more evidence that the Bears can be pressed into submission. If they get into their halfcourt offense, they’re in great shape, but getting there was the problem on this night.
December 8, 2009
(25) Rhode Island 83, Quinnipiac 74: Neither team played much defense in this one, with Quinnipiac leading early until the Rams’ press started to get results. URI broke it open off turnovers in the second, but Quinnipiac made it a ballgame late despite only three players scoring for them 34 minutes into the game.
December 9, 2009
(26) Harvard 74, Boston College 67: For the second season in a row, the Crimson headed down the road and picked up a win. Jeremy Lin was terrific again, but he had plenty of support and this win wasn’t nearly as surprising as last season’s.
December 10, 2009
(27) Rhode Island 79, Northeastern 76: Another tough loss for the Huskies, who by this point have had a few of them as they head into a long break for final exams. Meanwhile, Rhode Island improved to 7-1, a surprising start for a team that lost a couple of very key players from a year earlier.
December 12, 2009
(28) Columbia 69, Bryant 57: The Lions moved back above .500 and looked poised to make a good run before Ivy League play with this road win over injury-ravaged Bryant.
(29) Iona 82, Providence 73: A big second half gave Iona a big road victory, one that probably helped boost them for the rest of the season. It all came as Kevin Willard kept it simple for his still-young team.
December 13, 2009
(30) Rhode Island 80, Boston College 69: The Rams came into Conte Forum and dictated the pace of the game right from the outset. As has been the case all season, when they did that, they usually won.
December 19, 2009
(31) UMass 73, Memphis 72: Terrell Vinson’s tip-in with under a second left gave the Minutemen a big win for several reasons, even though this wasn’t exactly the Memphis team of a year earlier from a personnel standpoint.
December 20, 2009
(32) Boston College 72, Bryant 46: Al Skinner went with a smaller lineup in this one after some internal debate, and it looked like something he might go with more after this game.
December 21, 2009
(33) Providence 87, Yale 78: The Friars’ final non-conference game was one where they played catch-up for much of the night. They didn’t look good defensively, but pulled out the win and entered Big East play about where many might have expected them to. Yale, meanwhile, was at the beginning of a tough road stretch.
December 22, 2009
(34) Boston University 86, Mount St. Mary’s 77: This game ended a long and difficult road stretch for Mount St. Mary’s, as they finally headed home only to have to go on the road again.
December 23, 2009
(35) Boston College 79, UMass 67: The Minutemen returned to the Boston area, but didn’t have the same kind of success as the Eagles continued their recent dominance of this rivalry. There were some bright signs for UMass, but also some troubling ones as Ricky Harris continued to struggle.
December 28, 2009
(36) George Washington 70, Holy Cross 68: The Colonials continued a nice start to the season, one that was looking much better than the prior two as this was another road win for a team that had struggled to do that in recent years.
December 30, 2009
(37) Boston College 85, South Carolina 76: The Eagles had a 21-point halftime lead as the Gamecocks didn’t play well at all in the first half, and held on for the win. Devan Downey gave it all he had, but he needed support, and it wasn’t clear where that was going to come from for South Carolina.
January 2, 2010
(38) Rhode Island 63, Oklahoma State 59: This wasn’t the kind of game one would expect from these two teams, both known for running and scoring plenty of points. It was another good non-conference win for the Rams and a difficult loss for the Cowboys in part because they were still looking for a signature non-conference win and had a chance for it despite James Anderson not playing his best ball.
(39) Holy Cross 70, Central Connecticut 53: The Crusaders were starting to play better defense, and in this game they completely shut down the Blue Devils in a game that wasn’t even as close as the score indicates.
January 3, 2010
(40) Providence 74, St. John’s 59: This game didn’t quite go as expected, with the teams basically reversing roles as the young Friars looked like the seasoned veteran team and the veteran Red Storm looked like the young team.
January 4, 2010
(41) Brown 72, Wagner 71 (OT): Brown needed to get this one, and they did with a breakout game from Tucker Halpern and some big plays from Matt Mullery after he struggled for a lot of the night.
January 5, 2010
(42) Boston College 89, NJIT 32: The Eagles gave a much-needed good effort, and when you add that to the talent differential between the two teams, the final score was not a big surprise.
January 6, 2010
(43) Louisville 92, Providence 70: The Cardinals man-handled the Friars on the glass in the second half, but the big difference was they ran better offense in the second half, and it showed in the results.
January 7, 2010
(44) Northeastern 71, George Mason 46: The Huskies continued on a roll as they blew out the young and promising Patriots, who started off 3-0 in the CAA.
January 9, 2010
(45) Harvard 76, Dartmouth 47: Ivy League play began for the Crimson with a resounding win over a team whose head coach had resigned a day earlier amid rumors of a player revolt. After the game, one player and the acting head coach said there was no such thing that happened.
(46) Providence 94, Rutgers 81: The Friars bounced back from the loss to Louisville after a couple of good days of practice and behind a big effort from Jamine Peterson, who had 29 points and 20 rebounds.
January 10, 2010
(47) La Salle 80, UMass 74: The Explorers trailed by seven at halftime, but turned it around in the second half to get the win. While they had a veteran team, it was a talented freshman who was a difference-maker on this day.
January 12, 2010
(48) Boston University 75, UMBC 63: The host Terriers continued to ride their Big Three, this time knocking off a rebuilding UMBC team that just didn’t have enough.
January 13, 2010
(49) Northeastern 59, Delaware 55: Delaware battled valiantly, as they have all season, but came up short. Although it wasn’t quite evident in this game, their frontcourt had been improving steadily as the season went along, showing why Monte Ross was so high on them.
January 14, 2010
(50) Sacred Heart 72, Bryant 60: Bryant finally gets a home game after starting with four straight NEC games on the road. The Pioneers had a little too much offense, though the Bulldogs played a respectable game and might have exposed some weakness in the Pioneer defense, which gave up 88 points at Central Connecticut State two days later.
January 16, 2010
(51) Northeastern 79, UNC Wilmington 56: This was never really a ballgame, and the third straight double-digit loss for the Seahawks. Still, Benny Moss saw his team growing, not long before he would ultimately be let go.
(52) Maryland 73, Boston College 57: The Terrapins simply dominated the Eagles in this one, showing just how good they could be. Even though the Eagles were struggling and played poorly, it would be a mistake to take anything away from the Terrapins on this day.
January 19, 2010
(53) Boston University 79, Albany 58: The score tells you all you need to know about this one. The Terriers dominated, while Albany looked like a team that wasn’t running any kind of offense.
January 20, 2010
(54) Rhode Island 75, Duquesne 67: Rhode Island pulled out yet another close game, and this time it came against a Duquesne team that had been on the losing end of several such games leading up to this. That was also indicative of the Dukes not being far away from winning some games despite a bad Atlantic 10 record at that point.
January 22, 2010
(55) Yale 71, Brown 63: Once again, these two travel partners split their home-and-home to start their Ivy League season. Alex Zampier came up big for the Bulldogs, but it was clear he could use a little help if they wanted to contend in the league.
January 23, 2010
(56) Northeastern 74, VCU 62: In knocking off the Rams for the second time in January, the Huskies won their 11th straight game. They were very much a hot team and had an 8-1 start in CAA play, and there was an important question: would they learn from last year and not peak too soon again?
(57) South Florida 109, Providence 105 (OT): Providence led by nine with 49 seconds left, but the Bulls rallied to send the game into overtime, aided by the Friars’ porous defense. The Bulls took over in the extra session and picked up their third Big East road win ever, and looked like they could be headed for a good run. The Friars, meanwhile, suffered a devastating defeat, the kind that could kill a young team like this.
January 26, 2010
(58) Boston College 75, Clemson 69: All of a sudden, the Eagles looked like a good pressing team, as they turned the tables on a Tiger team that normally presses opponents into submission on a night the Tigers didn’t give their best effort.
January 27, 2010
(59) Providence 81, Connecticut 66: This game showed why Connecticut wound up in the NIT: they had plenty of athletes, but not enough scoring, especially when it came to shooting the ball. They passed the look test, but that was about it. The Friar fans thought beating an NIT team warranted rushing the court, interestingly enough.
January 28, 2010
(60) Fairleigh Dickinson 67, Bryant 55: The Knights got a challenge early, but the Bulldogs once again just couldn’t muster up enough offense to challenge them and ultimately win the game.
January 29, 2010
(61) Princeton 63, Brown 46: Princeton wasn’t getting much pub in Ivy League circles, thanks largely to the non-league success of Cornell and Harvard, but the Tigers looked like they were very much on their way back to being contenders once again.
January 30, 2010
(62) Northeastern 74, Old Dominion 64: This was a very important win for Northeastern, and not just because it was against the preseason favorites and the hot team that rode in with an eight-game winning streak. They didn’t have a win like this in the latter part of CAA play last year, and it came right after a tough loss a few nights earlier.
January 31, 2010
(63) Lehigh 78, Holy Cross 60: The Mountain Hawks closed out a nice month of January with this road win and continued to play at a high level, something they didn’t do very late in the season a year earlier.
February 3, 2010
(64) Xavier 87, UMass 79: The Musketeers came into the game with a 7-1 Atlantic 10 mark and had won three straight at home in increasingly convincing fashion. The first half looked like it would be more of the same, but it wasn’t, and while they got the win, the game was a bump in the proverbial road.
February 4, 2010
(65) Central Connecticut State 60, Bryant 34: The Blue Devils got hot in the first half from deep and looked quite different from the team of a month earlier when Holy Cross shut them down. That’s a big reason they were winning games.
February 5, 2010
(66) Princeton 56, Harvard 53: Princeton improved to 3-0 in the Ivy League, with all three wins coming on the road, thanks largely to their defense.
February 6, 2010
(67) Marquette 82, Providence 79: Marquette had a number of close games during the season, especially in the early part of Big East play. One had to think that helped them out in this game although they almost blew it.
(68) Harvard 80, Penn 66: The Crimson bounce back from the loss a night earlier, knocking off an undermanned Penn team that had a new coach and was banged up.
February 9, 2010
(69) Georgetown 79, Providence 70: As Providence began a very difficult stretch of games that could play a role in the young team’s development, Georgetown looked ready to assert itself as a contender once again.
February 10, 2010
(70) Northeastern 62, Georgia State 53: A year ago, the Huskies lost a game like this and to this team, one that hurt as they spun downhill in February. This time, they got the win over a Georgia State team that was tough to figure out.
February 11, 2010
(71) St. Francis (Pa.) 60, Bryant 34: St. Francis picked up their first road win of the season, a good milestone for the young team as they tried to rebuild.
February 12, 2010
(72) Brown 75, Dartmouth 60: Brown snapped a five-game losing streak with this win behind a big game from Peter Sullivan, who had struggled with injuries. The Bears had a double-digit lead at the half, but Dartmouth rallied to make it a ballgame before running out of gas.
February 13, 2010
(73) Robert Morris 52, Bryant 42: This loss was a little tougher to take than others for Bryant, as they had a chance against the NEC leaders until a cold stretch changed the outcome. Robert Morris held on as Mike Rice’s formula for success since arriving there continued to work.
(74) Harvard 81, Brown 67: Kyle Casey had a huge game to lead Harvard to their first Ivy League road sweep in ten years. Casey scored 27 points on 8-9 shooting, including all three from long range, and he went 8-9 from the line as well. He would earn Ivy League Player of the Week honors, no small feat for a freshman.
February 14, 2010
(75) UMass 70, Saint Joseph’s 62: While Phil Martelli just couldn’t take any real silver lining out of this one, as the Hawks’ offense had struggled for much of the season. The Hawks have had rebuilding years under Martelli, but not quite like this one was shaping up.
February 17, 2010
(76) West Virginia 88, Providence 74: Using their length on the perimeter, West Virginia took Providence completely out of what they wanted to do. One of four players who scored in double figures for the Mountaineers was Da’Sean Butler, a model of consistency who few ever saw being a Big East star when he was in high school.
February 19, 2010
(77) Cornell 79, Harvard 70: There was a great deal of build-up to this game, as well as a media presence no game at Harvard has seen in a long time. The game lived up to its billing, and the Cornell pulled it off in playing like the team of seasoned veterans that they were.
February 20, 2010
(78) Boston College 71, North Carolina 67: It was no accident that the Tar Heels were struggling in the ACC this season, and this game certainly showed it. Every time they got a little momentum and the Eagles responded, it seemed to sap the life out of them, and they never got enough going to pull this one out.
(79) Harvard 77, Columbia 57: The Crimson rebounded with a blowout win over a Columbia team that was struggling. Lions head coach Joe Jones was rather subdued in the post-game, feeling like the team had regressed around this time.
February 21, 2010
(80) Holy Cross 64, American 51: The Crusaders put forth a fine defensive outing, and the result was, not surprisingly, a win to start the final week of the regular season. They hoped it might be the start of a good run into the Patriot League Tournament.
February 23, 2010
(81) Syracuse 99, Providence 86: The first half of this game had quite a scoring pace, which cooled off in the second half. Providence did nothing to slow down Syracuse all night long.
February 24, 2010
(82) Boston College 80, Virginia Tech 60: The Hokies put up a clunker at a bad time, getting blown out by the Eagles, whose effort had not been a concern of late at this point.
February 25, 2010
(83) St. Francis (NY) 69, Bryant 60 (OT): The Bulldogs had another chance at their first win of the season, as well as a chance to play spoiler as the Terriers were still trying to grab one of the last berths in the NEC Tournament. The Bulldogs had a 48-39 lead in the second half, but a 13-2 run put the Terriers up before Bryant sent it to overtime, where the Terriers kept the momentum for the win.
February 26, 2010
(84) Harvard 91, Brown 71: With this blowout win, Harvard tied a program record for wins in a season and clinched their first Ivy League winning record in 13 years.
February 27, 2010
(85) Boston University 76, Maine 56: Boston University started both halves strong and Maine was never able to get going in the regular season finale for both teams.
(86) Harvard 78, Yale 58: On Senior Night, Harvard wins by at least 20 points for the ninth time on the season to set a program record for wins in a season. Jeremy Lin had a big game in his finale in front of the home crowd, but more importantly went out a winner.
February 28, 2010
(87) New Hampshire 77, Stony Brook 55: A clunker for the regular season champions wasn’t what the doctor ordered, but New Hampshire was hot from three-point range and in control after the first few minutes of the game.
March 3, 2010
(88) Boston College 68, Virginia 55: The Cavaliers’ season began with some promise, but that didn’t last and the latter part of the season looked a little different from how it began, including this road loss.
March 5, 2010
(89) Cornell 95, Brown 76: The Big Red clinched their third straight Ivy League title by going 20-30 from long range en route to a road win. They rode their group of seniors all the way for one more title.
March 6, 2010 (Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, Quarterfinals)
(90) Old Dominion 86, Towson 56: This game was every bit the mismatch one might expect. Old Dominion has length and overall size, while Towson’s frontcourt looked like it couldn’t hold its own against a high school team.
(91) VCU 75, George Mason 60: For much of the game, this was a slugfest, but VCU rode the inside-outside combination of Larry Sanders and local kid Brandon Rozzell to a win.
(92) Northeastern 74, Hofstra 71 (2 OT): A great game between two teams that split in the regular season with the road team winning both times saw the Huskies win by simply not wanting to go home just yet.
(93) William & Mary 70, James Madison 65: The Dukes were in control for a lot of the first half and looked like they could pull off an upset that could salvage a disappointing season, but the Tribe’s veterans came up big in the second half, including a clutch shot by a player known for making them.
March 7, 2010 (Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, Semifinals)
(94) Old Dominion 73, VCU 69 (OT): Two arch-rivals had at it in a great game to start the day, with the Monarchs pulling it out.
(95) William & Mary 47, Northeastern 45: As had been the case a couple of previous times in Williamsburg, the Huskies lost a heart-breaker to the Tribe. A poor first half ultimately did the Huskies in, but a three-pointer that beat the shot clock by David Schneider late in the game is what many will remember. For the Huskies, this one really hurt.
March 9, 2010 (Atlantic 10 Tournament Opening Round)
(96) Rhode Island 87, Saint Joseph’s 76: The opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament took place at campus sites, and here the Rams moved on and ended a tough season for the Hawks.
March 13, 2010 (Patriot League Championship)
(97) Lehigh 74, Lafayette 59: While Lehigh’s star freshman took home plenty of hardware and had his moments in the Patriot League Tournament, the seniors drove the bus to a title and the NCAA Tournament.
March 13, 2010 (America East Championship)
(98) Vermont 83, Boston University 70: This was the end of quite a journey for Vermont, and one that had additional journeys within that went a long way in shaping this title win.
March 16, 2010 (NIT First Round)
(99) Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57: In some sense, this was a case of deja vu for Northeastern, as their season ended with another tough loss in a game they could have had. They played with plenty of confidence and never got rattled even when they had bad stretches, but it wasn’t quite enough.
March 17, 2010 (NIT First Round)
(100) Rhode Island 76, Northwestern 64: A good win for the Rams to move on, thanks largely to a good defensive effort. They got a good boost off the bench, out-scoring the Wildcat bench 25-2 and highlighted by Akeem Richmond coming in to score 11 straight Ram points.
March 22, 2010 (NIT Second Round)
(101) Rhode Island 85, Nevada 83: A wild game between two teams that like to push the pace and get the score up high, which they did. Delroy James’ 34 points was one story, but perhaps the most remarkable stat was that the Rams committed just two turnovers.
Top 10 Games
1. February 19, 2010 – Cornell 79, Harvard 70: This game justified the massive build-up to it.
2. March 7, 2010 – Old Dominion 73, VCU 69 (OT): Two arch-rivals squared off in a great conference tournament game and neither wanted to lose.
3. December 5, 2009 – Rhode Island 86, Providence 82: Another great rivalry game between these two goes to the home team, who fought back after struggling in the first half.
4. March 6, 2010 – Northeastern 74, Hofstra 71 (2 OT): This game exemplified conference tournament basketball, as neither team wanted to go home.
5. March 7, 2010 – William & Mary 47. Northeastern 45: A heart-breaking loss for Northeastern in a game that had a few heart-stopping moments late.
6. March 22, 2010 – Rhode Island 85, Nevada 83: This game was what fans could expect, a fast-paced matchup with a lot of scoring.
7. December 19, 2009 – UMass 73, Memphis 72: A big win for UMass on a buzzer-beating tip-in.
8. January 23, 2010 – South Florida 109, Providence 105 (OT): A miraculous comeback by the Bulls sent it to overtime, where they finished the job to hand Providence a devastating loss.
9. November 15, 2009 – Providence 79, Mercer 77: The young Friars pulled out the championship game of the World Vision Invitational to start the young season 3-0.
10. December 28, 2009 – George Washington 70, Holy Cross 68: The Colonials had to hold off Holy Cross at the end to pick up this road win.
